Chinese Word: 吵 - Talking Chinese English Dictionary

吵HSK 5

Pinyin: chǎo

English Definition: to quarrel; to make a noise; noisy; to disturb by making a noise

Chinese Definition:
①声音杂乱搅扰人：吵人。吵扰(ａ．吵闹使人不得安静；b．争吵)。
②打嘴架、口角：吵嘴。争吵。

Total strokes: 7; Radical: 口

Pictophonetic:少 indicates the sound; 口 (mouth) conveys the meaning.

Character Formation:

⿰ Left to right
- 口 [ kǒu ] mouth; entrance, gate, opening
- 少 [ shǎo ] few, little; less; inadequate

Similar Characters: 吐

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争吵	zhēng chǎo	to quarrel; dispute
吵架HSK 5	chǎo jià	to quarrel; to have a row; quarrel; Classifiers: 顿
吵闹	chǎo nào	noisy; raucous; to shout and scream
吵嘴HSK 5	chǎo zuǐ	to quarrel
吵嚷HSK 6	chǎo rǎng	to make a racket; clamour; uproar

1		bié 别 chǎo 吵 le 了， wǒ 我 yào 要 shuì jiào 睡觉 le 了。 Stop making noise, I want to sleep.
2		wǒ men 我们 jīng cháng 经常 yīn wèi 因为 xiǎo shì 小事 chǎo jià 吵架。 We often argue over small things.
3		wǒ 我 tǎo yàn 讨厌 nà ge 那个 chǎo nào 吵闹 de 的 tóng shì 同事。 I loathe that noisy colleague.
4		lǎo shī 老师 zài 在 shuō huà 说话， qǐng 请 dà jiā 大家 bú yào 不要 chǎo 吵。 The teacher is speaking, please don't make any noise.
5		wǒ men 我们 yīng gāi 应该 bǎo chí 保持 ān jìng 安静， bú yào 不要 chǎo nào 吵闹。 We should keep quiet and not make noise.

1		bié 别 chǎo 吵 le 了， wǒ 我 yào 要 shuì jiào 睡觉 le 了。 Stop making noise, I want to sleep.
2		wǒ men 我们 jīng cháng 经常 yīn wèi 因为 xiǎo shì 小事 chǎo jià 吵架。 We often argue over small things.
3		wǒ 我 tǎo yàn 讨厌 nà ge 那个 chǎo nào 吵闹 de 的 tóng shì 同事。 I loathe that noisy colleague.
4		lǎo shī 老师 zài 在 shuō huà 说话， qǐng 请 dà jiā 大家 bú yào 不要 chǎo 吵。 The teacher is speaking, please don't make any noise.
5		wǒ men 我们 yīng gāi 应该 bǎo chí 保持 ān jìng 安静， bú yào 不要 chǎo nào 吵闹。 We should keep quiet and not make noise.